Monday, December 13, 2010

Animal Abuse

This topic seems to bother me greatly, so I decided to write about it. Animal abuse is a very common thing worldwide, which is very disturbing.
Animal cruelty is often broken down into two main categories which are active and passive cruelty. Active cruelty is where a person intentionally causes harm to an animal, such as beating, set on fire, or killed. Dog fighting is also known as an active cruelty. Passive cruelty is more of a neglect or abandonment. In some cases, starvation, dehydration, parasite infestations, left outside in the elements, or no veterinary care when an animal needs medical attention takes place.
Research in psychology and criminology show that people who commit acts of cruelty to animals normally don't stop there. Many of them move on to torturing or even killing their own kind; humans ..

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